| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2115 is enacted to read: |
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| §2115.__Use of hand-held telephone while operating motor vehicle |
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| | It is unlawful for a person operating a motor vehicle to use a | telephone that requires the operator to hold the telephone in the | operator's hand. |
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| | Violation of this section is a traffic infraction subject to | the a forfeiture of not less than $100 for the first violation, | $200 for the 2nd and $250 for the 3rd and each subsquent | violation committed within one year. |
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| | This bill prohibits a person from using a hand-held telephone | while operating a motor vehicle if the operator holds the | telephone in the operator's hand while driving. The bill makes | the offense a traffic infraction. |
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